Waistband for trousers



O. SPAHN.

WAISTBAND FOR TROUSERS.

(No Model.)

Patented Apr. 2; 1895.

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CHARLES SPAHN, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

WA'ISTBAND FOR TROUSERS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 536,661, dated April 2,1895.

Application filed April 19, 1894. Serial No. 508,161. (No model.

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES S PAHN, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York,have invented certain new and usefullmprovements in Waistbands for Trou-:ers, of which the following is a specifica- Myinvention relates to animproved waistband for trousers, and its object is to provide anlnexpensive and substantial construction and arrangement of partsadapted to yield to the movements of the wearer and thereby avoid theusual strain to which ordinary Waistbands are subjected.

With these and other ends in View the invention contemplates a doubledpiece of cloth provided at suitable intervals with button-holes andadapted to be secured to the back band of a pair of trousers, and astrip of webbing having its upper edge inserted in a longitudinal slitin the inner side of said doubled piece of cloth and fastened thereto,said webbing being provided with elastic portions arranged beneath eachbutton-hole and intermediate wrinkled portions for a purpose hereinafterdescribed.

In the accompanying drawingSz-Figure 1, shows a portion of the back partof a waist band partly broken away. Fig. 2, is a detail view of thewebbing, one part of which is stretched. Fig. 3, is a transversesectional view on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1, and Fig. 4 is a detail view.

Referring to the drawings, in which like letters of reference denotecorresponding parts in all the figures, the-body A of the waist-bandconsists of a strip of cloth folded upon itself in the direction of itslength to form the outer side a and inner side a, and provided atintervals with buttonholes B. The upper edge of the outer side a isfolded over, as at b, and the upper edge of the inner side a is foldedover the fold b of the outer side, as at b, and then turned up betweensaid fold and the outer side until it meets the edge of the inner side.The folds are then fastened down to the side by a line of stitching I)",thus forming a strong edge for the waist-band which will withstand thestrain on the button-holes.

In the inner side of the waist-band is a longitudin al slit 0 preferablyat the lower ends of the button-holes, to receive the webbing D theupper edge of which is inserted through the slit and may extend up tothe line of stitching b", if desired, in which case said stitching maybe arranged to pass through the webbing also to insure greater security.This webbing D, is provided with elastic portions 01 at intervalscorresponding with the button-holes, so that when the webbing isarranged in place, there will be an elastic portion opposite eachbuttonhole. The webbing is a continuous piece of fabric and the elasticportions serve to gather the webbing up at each button-hole leavingintermediate loose and wrinkled portions 01' which straighten out as theelastic portions are stretched and fold or wrinkle again when the strainis removed and the fabric portions contract. At the center of theseintermediate wrinkled portions (1' I may also provide another elasticportion d", if found desirable. The lower edge of the webbing isprovided with a binding E through which the stitching passes whichsecures the webbing to the trousers, and said webbing is fastened to thebody A by a line of stitching c.

The webbing is usually arranged in that part of the waist-band at theback of the trousers and the line of stitching which secures thewaist-band to the trousers passes from the body A to the lower boundedge of the webbing and then back again to the body, thus leaving thebody unfastened where the webbing is located. By this means thewaist-band will yield readilyto astrain', but this yielding is limitedby the wrinkled portions of the webbing, which portions lie close to thebody A and always return to the same position.

In Fig. 4 I have shown the webbing secured to the body of the waist-bandby a short line of stitching'i in the loose or wrinkled portion, and inthis construction an elastic portion at is preferably arranged on eachside of the stitching. This holds the webbing close to the body andprevents it from becoming disarranged. If desired the stitching aroundthe lower end of the button holes may continue over the elastic portionsof the webbing.

I am aware that changes in the form and proportion of parts and detailsof construction of my invention may be made without departing from thespirit or sacrificing the advantages thereof, and I therefore reservethe right to make all such changes as fairly fall within wrinkledportions d arranged between said the scope of the invention. elasticportions and all made in one continu- Having thus fully described myinvention, I ous piece, substantially as and for the purpose 15 whatIclaim as new, and desire to secure by described.

5 Letters Patent, is Signed at New York, in the county of New In awaistband for trousers, having a lon- York and State of New York, this16th day of gitudinal slit C on the inner side thereof, a April, A. D.1894.

continuous piece of webbin D having one edge inserted in said slit andsecured to the CHARLES SPAHN' xo waistband, said webbing comprising theelas- \Vitnesses:

tic portions d arranged coincident with the WM. 0. BELT,

buttonholes in the waistband and the loose or GEORGE ISAKSEN.

